sideboard

noun

side·​board ˈsīd-ˌbȯrd 

1

: a piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for holding articles of table service

2

sideboards plural, British : sideburns

Illustration of sideboard

• sideboard 1

Synonyms

• buffet
• cabinet
• closet
• console
• cupboard
• hutch
• locker
• press

Examples of sideboard in a Sentence

all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard

Recent Examples on the Web

Use it as an accent in a guest bathroom, or place it on a sideboard (a pair on either end is even better) for a focal point. —Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024

Get The Recipe 17 of 33 Pumpkin Bundt Cake Beautiful on the dessert sideboard or a picnic table, this recipe includes everything good about the fall. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024

Use it as a sideboard or buffet server in the dining room or kitchen. —Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024

Jeannie’s fingers tapped the sideboard of the car in time to the folk music on the radio. —Jill Avery thomas Steenburgh, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sideboard

noun

side·​board ˈsīd-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a piece of furniture for holding dishes, silverware, and table linen